Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom in Namibia
Namibia: Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom was 7.07 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7.07 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 21.7%
World rank
6th
of 126 countries
All-time high
7.07 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
0.9867 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom in Namibia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom in Namibia stood at 7.07 tonnes per hectare. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.7% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom in Namibia peaked at 7.07 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9867 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
That places Namibia 6th out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom in Namibia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9867 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | +22.1% |
| 1963 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +10.6% |
| 1964 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | +16.7% |
| 1966 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 1967 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | +16.7% |
| 1970 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +14.3% |
| 1975 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | +25.0% |
| 1980 | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 2.86 tonnes per hectare | +14.3% |
| 1982 | 3.12 tonnes per hectare | +9.4% |
| 1983 | 3 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 2.92 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 2.67 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 1986 | 2.96 tonnes per hectare | +11.0% |
| 1987 | 2.76 tonnes per hectare | -6.9% |
| 1988 | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 4.87 tonnes per hectare | +84.8% |
| 1990 | 4.42 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 1991 | 5.9 tonnes per hectare | +33.3% |
| 1992 | 5.19 tonnes per hectare | -12.0% |
| 1993 | 4.38 tonnes per hectare | -15.6% |
| 1994 | 5.25 tonnes per hectare | +19.7% |
| 1995 | 5.52 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 4.38 tonnes per hectare | -20.5% |
| 1997 | 4.64 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 4.93 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 3.64 tonnes per hectare | -26.1% |
| 2000 | 5.1 tonnes per hectare | +39.9% |
| 2001 | 6.05 tonnes per hectare | +18.6% |
| 2002 | 6.37 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 6.25 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 4.16 tonnes per hectare | -33.4% |
| 2005 | 4.53 tonnes per hectare | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 5.93 tonnes per hectare | +31.1% |
| 2007 | 5.13 tonnes per hectare | -13.4% |
| 2008 | 6.14 tonnes per hectare | +19.6% |
| 2009 | 6.72 tonnes per hectare | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 6.09 tonnes per hectare | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 6.12 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 6.17 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 6.22 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 6.67 tonnes per hectare | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 5.64 tonnes per hectare | -15.4% |
| 2016 | 4.73 tonnes per hectare | -16.1% |
| 2017 | 5.31 tonnes per hectare | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 5.31 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.51 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 5.56 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 5.56 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.41 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 5.81 tonnes per hectare | +7.3% |
| 2024 | 7.07 tonnes per hectare | +21.7% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 7.07 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.67 tonnes per hectare, 2.6× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 7.07 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.67 tonnes per hectare, 4.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom in Namibia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +84.8% | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | 4.87 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | 0.9867 tonnes per hectare | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.03 tonnes per hectare | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | 4.87 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.83 tonnes per hectare | 3.64 tonnes per hectare | 5.9 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.64 tonnes per hectare | 4.16 tonnes per hectare | 6.72 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.78 tonnes per hectare | 4.73 tonnes per hectare | 6.67 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.88 tonnes per hectare | 5.41 tonnes per hectare | 7.07 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom in Namibia?
- Long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom in Namibia was 7.07 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.07 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9867 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Namibia rank for long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom?
- Namibia ranks 6th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Harvested production per unit of harvested area for wheat.